About the book
This book is an ethnographic study of an old age home in Israel that sheds light on the existential experience of elderly retirees. Hazan looks carefully at the universal concerns of old age, specifically examining the nature of everyday life in the institutional setting. He shows the workings of the micropolitics of control in an old age home and the tension between controlling dwindling resources and sustaining life-long meaning for residents. He also effectively brings out distinctive features of the Israeli situation, its cultural and bureaucratic codes. Hazan's study of the life cycle, based in the anthropology of process, is a senstive portrayal of the dynamics of institutionalized elderly in a complex society.
Editions of Managing Change in Old Age
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780791410639
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780791410646
- PDF
- ISBN 9781438406268
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This book is an ethnographic study of an old age home in Israel that sheds light on the existential experience of elderly retirees. Hazan looks carefully at the universal concerns of old age, specifically examining the nature of everyday life in the institutional setting. He shows the workings of the micropolitics of control in an old age home and the tension between controlling dwindling resources and sustaining life-long meaning for residents. He also effectively brings out distinctive features of the Israeli situation, its cultural and bureaucratic codes. Hazan's study of the life cycle, based in the anthropology of process, is a senstive portrayal of the dynamics of institutionalized elderly in a complex society.
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What is Managing Change in Old Age about?
This book is an ethnographic study of an old age home in Israel that sheds light on the existential experience of elderly retirees. Hazan looks carefully at the universal concerns of old age, specifically examining the nature of everyday life in the institutional setting. He shows the workings of the micropolitics of control in an old age home and the tension between controlling dwindling resources and sustaining life-long meaning for residents. He also effectively brings out distinctive features of the Israeli situation, its cultural and bureaucratic codes. Hazan's study of the life cycle, based in the anthropology of process, is a senstive portrayal of the dynamics of institutionalized elderly in a complex society.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Managing Change in Old Age?
History and Archaeology > History > Middle Eastern history
Where can I read a sample of Managing Change in Old Age?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780791410639
How long is Managing Change in Old Age and how many pages does it have?
Managing Change in Old Age has 182 page(s)
Is Managing Change in Old Age part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series SUNY series in Anthropology and Judaic Studies
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Managing Change in Old Age?
Haim Hazan
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Managing Change in Old Age is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780791410639) and paperback(ISBN 9780791410646) and pdf(ISBN 9781438406268)
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